To make the braille test possible took the efforts of NCRA’s
Director of Certification and Testing Amy Davidson and Certification and
Testing Program Manager Eva Liu. They found a company to translate the test
into braille. The current test taker will be answering the same questions as
the other April 2019 test takers.

Davidson and Liu make accommodations for a variety of
disabilities and special situations.

“NCRA really strives to provide the best opportunities for all of our candidates,” Davidson said. “Anyone who has a medically documented type of requirement for accommodation needs to reach out to us, and we will work with them. Please reach out to NCRA early so we have time to make it work.”

NCRA covers the cost of creating the braille test and the
additional accommodations that are needed
with the testing company, Pearson VUE. Davidson and Liu work with each
candidate who needs special accommodations to give them an individualized plan with
Pearson.

The current braille test taker will be in a room with a
personal proctor who will be timing her and also recording her answers. For
example, the test taker will say “question 1, answer B,” and the proctor will
repeat it back to her and then mark the answer on the test.

“We go above and beyond to make sure our testing candidates
have a positive experience,” Liu said.
“We are walking alongside them every step of the way through the testing
process.”

Besides accommodations for disabilities, NCRA staff has also
worked with test takers on issues like test location. They worked with Pearson
VUE to authorize additional locations in Jamaica and the Bahamas so that
candidates can test locally.

“We do everything in our power to help candidates succeed in
their testing,” Liu said.

Accommodations also happen for the online skills testing
within the online testing platform.

In striving for success for all candidates, NCRA’s online skills test registration includes the opportunity for a proctored practice exam before the real test. It’s a great way for test takers to check equipment, Internet connectivity, test procedures, etc., to help candidates successfully take and pass their skills tests.

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